As the state holds its breath over who will occupy the top post after Mahayuti’s landslide victory, Shinde left for Delhi on Thursday evening to attend a meeting with the Union Home minister, wherein Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar who reached Delhi at noon, will also be present.

NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal said when there is an alliance of two-three parties, it takes time to hold discussions and then come to a conclusion. "In some cases, it has taken a month. The oath-taking ceremony of the new government should take place in the next two-three days," Bhujbal said.

Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde praises his father, caretaker Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, for prioritizing alliance dharma over personal ambition. Eknath Shinde announced support for BJP's leadership in forming the new state government.

Hours after Maharashtra's caretaker chief minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said he would accept whatever the Bharatiya Janata Party leadership decides on the next CM of the state, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Ambadas Danve said the BJP does not function under pressure from its ally and takes decisions independently.

Caretaker Chief Minister Eknath Shinde all but conceded his claim for the top job on Wednesday, saying he left the decision to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, paving the way for the Bharatiya Janata Party to name its chief ministerial candidate.

The recently announced Maharashtra Assembly Elections results showed the BJP emerging as the largest party with 132 seats. Its allies - the Shiv Sena, led by Eknath Shinde, and the NCP, led by Ajit Pawar - managed to win 57 and 41 seats,

Shiv Sena voices support for Eknath Shinde's continued leadership. Shinde's performance as caretaker Chief Minister is praised. Party members emphasize BJP's crucial role in recent election success. They pledge to accept BJP's Chief Minister decision.

Shrikant Shinde, son of Eknath Shinde, said his father was setting an example of following the "alliance dharma" by setting aside personal ambition.

Eknath Shinde might not become deputy CM. He was the chief minister in the previous government. Shinde's aide said the position is not suitable for him. He will, however, join the cabinet. Shinde's Shiv Sena will choose another leader for the deputy CM role.

Eknath Shinde on Wednesday kept the political pot burning in Maharashtra as he left the final call on the next chief minister to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the NDA high command. During a widely tracked media briefing,